Microsoft cuts hundreds of Azure jobs in China as the borderless cloud splinters

The cloud was supposed to make geography irrelevant. Microsoft’s latest round of job cuts in China shows how quickly that promise is coming apart. Microsoft is laying off hundreds of staff at its Az [...]

Xbox Game Pass adds Death Stranding DC, Ninja Gaiden, Talos Principle 2 and more

Microsoft has announced some solid additions to Game Pass this month, ranging from AAA titles to indies, including some of our favorites from 2024 and 2025. Topping the list is Death Stranding Direct [...]

The Omen Max 45L is the star of HP's latest PC gaming update

Prior to IFA in early September, HP is looking to get ahead of its rivals with a substantial update to its PC gaming portfolio headlined by the new Omen Max 45L desktop alongside a full slate of perip [...]

Xbox Game Pass additions for August include Assassin’s Creed Mirage

Microsoft has revealed the first batch of Xbox Game Pass additions for August, and there are several tasty options in store over the next couple of weeks. The first one lands today on Game Pass Ultima [...]

Google Deepmind makes robots independent of the cloud with Gemini On-Device

Google Deepmind has introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a version of its robotics model that runs directly on robot hardware, removing the need for a cloud connection. By processing everything local [...]

Google Cloud outages: Spotify, Discord, Snapchat and more partially down

Google Cloud experienced outages today that led to disruptions for many online services. Reports of issues for Google products and others began around 11AM PT/2 PM ET. The company was able to restore [...]

Microsoft reports strong cloud growth, but Copilot performance remains unclear

Microsoft's Azure cloud platform grew 35 percent year-over-year in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025. While AI services played a significant role, much of the growth came from more convention [...]

An AI now judges every move Rubrik's agents make, its AI chief said at VB Transform 2026 — but no one's measured if the judge is right

At a CISO roundtable organized by Anthropic's chief information security officer, Dev Rishi asked a simple question: Did everyone in the room have their AI governance and security policies writte [...]

Google unveils new AI models, infrastructure, and agent protocol at Cloud Next

At its annual Cloud Next conference, Google introduced a range of new AI technologies. Here's an overview of its most important AI announcements.<br /> The article Google unveils new AI mod [...]